Mike Fernandez is a video producer for the 吃瓜黑料 and has been with the organization since 2012. Though he works at the organization's headquarters in New York, Fernandez spends most of his time out in the field, collecting and documenting the stories of the people that make up 吃瓜黑料. Fernandez came to 吃瓜黑料 at a time when there were big changes happening in the organization. He knew he wanted to be part of the change he was seeing and wanted to be able to create his own path within it. Although Fernandez didn’t grow up a bird lover, he did grow up in nature and a deep love and appreciation for it was instilled in him from a very young age—birds included. “I didn’t have a lot of background in nature photography but I thought I was a good match to come into 吃瓜黑料. A new lens to look at birds and wildlife through,” says Fernandez. Fernandez is originally from South America. He left his childhood home in Lima, Peru, for the United...